During the closing days of McAllister’s 2013 special election campaign, Robertson starred in a TV ad supporting the Louisiana Republican, who he called his “good buddy.” Robertson’s name had been briefly mentioned as a potential candidate for the open seat when Rep. Rodney Alexander resigned in August 2013 to take a post in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration, but he quickly said he wouldn’t run and later endorsed McAllister.

McAllister also scored an endorsement from Robertson’s father, Phil, who recently made waves with controversial comments he gave in a December GQ magazine interview. A&E, the network that airs “Duck Dynasty,” briefly suspended Phil Robertson, but the suspension was lifted before any episodes were affected.